What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
Wednesday's front pages: The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Daily Mail and The Echo
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Here are the biggest stories making headlines this Wednesday.

The Irish Times reports that the European Union has reminded member states they are forbidden from exporting equipment and arms to countries where there is a “clear risk” they will be used to commit violations of human rights and humanitarian law.

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The Irish Examiner and Irish Independent highlight the growing affordability gap for families buying homes outside Dublin.

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The Irish Daily Mail says a "radical" plan could see pharmacies being allowed to hand out prescriptions.

The Belfast Telegraph says a fraud investigation is under way into allegations that lax controls at NI Water meant it has been paying contractors for work which was never done.

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The Herald reports that 10 prisoners are being treated for suspected overdoses at Portlaoise Prison.

Cork City Council paid more than €200 million to contractors to carry out construction work on its behalf over the last five years, according to The Echo.

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Foreign and domestic politics take centre stage on the British front pages.

Metro leads with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian telling Keir Starmer his country has the “right to strike back at Israel” over the killing of a Hamas chief in Tehran last month.

The Daily Mirror leads with plans to evacuate British nationals from Israel if Iran attacks the country.

In a special report, The Guardian marks the lives of 50 women killed this year, as one woman in the UK dies every three days at the hands of a man. A man has been charged in each of their deaths.

The number of violent attacks on women on British railways has risen more than 50 per cent over the past two years, The Times reports.

The i claims tech billionaire Elon Musk is using “far-right hate” to sell ads on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Financial Times reports on Starbucks’ decision to replace its chief executive with Chipotle’s Brian Niccol after “activist pressure”.

The Independent’s front page warns time is running out to save democracy campaigner and newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai, as his son condemns a judge for helping “keep him in jail”.

Back on British soil, the Daily Star writes that “exhibitionist blokes” should keep their shirts on during heatwaves.

The Daily Mail says Labour are being urged to tackle a “worklessness” crisis, amid reports 9.4 million people are neither in a job nor looking for one.

The Daily Telegraph writes the number of parents claiming disability benefits for their children has risen by more than 200,000 since the Covid-19 lockdowns.

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